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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

वर्धकिश्चित्रकश्चैव सूत्रको रजकस्तथा । गच्छकस्तन्तुकारश्च चक्रिकश्चर्मकारकः

vardhakiścitrakaścaiva sūtrako rajakastathā | gacchakastantukāraśca cakrikaścarmakārakaḥ

Sont aussi énumérés : le charpentier, le peintre, le tailleur et le blanchisseur ; de même le porteur, le tisserand, le fabricant de roues et le travailleur du cuir.

वर्धकिःcarpenter/builder (vardhaki)
वर्धकिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्धकि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
चित्रकःpainter
चित्रकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootचित्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
and
:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय
एवindeed
एव:
Discourse Particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक निपात
सूत्रकःthread-maker/weaver (sūtraka)
सूत्रकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसूत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
रजकःwasherman
रजकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootरजक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Connector/Adverbial (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चय/तुल्यतार्थ (likewise/also)
गच्छकःmessenger/goer (gacchaka)
गच्छकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootगच्छक (प्रातिपदिक; √गम् (गत्यर्थे) → गच्छ + क)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
तन्तुकारःweaver
तन्तुकारः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतन्तुकार (प्रातिपदिक; तन्तु + कार)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तन्तोः कारः)
and
:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक अव्यय
चक्रिकःwheel-maker/one dealing with wheels
चक्रिकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootचक्रिक (प्रातिपदिक; चक्र + इक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
चर्मकारकःleather-worker
चर्मकारकः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootचर्मकारक (प्रातिपदिक; चर्म + कारक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चर्मणः कारकः)

Unspecified (Nāgarakhaṇḍa narrative voice within Tīrthamāhātmya)

Scene: A bustling tīrtha-town street near a shrine/ghāṭ where various artisans are shown: carpenter with tools, painter with pigments, tailor with cloth, washerman at riverbank, porter carrying loads, weaver at loom, wheel-maker with cartwheel, leather-worker with hides—presented as a civic panorama.

FAQs

The verse enumerates community occupations as part of a broader dharma discussion rather than teaching a standalone ritual.

No tīrtha is named in this occupational list.

None directly; it is descriptive enumeration.